Performance on Intel Core I5 10400
Hi!
Currently, I have a low-end laptop (Ryzen 3 3200u, 8GB RAM, and 250GB SSD). On this machine, PyCharm and Rider work very slowly (it lags/freezes a low to the point that I prefer to use Visual Studio Code most of the time).
I want to build a PC for a better development experience, my specs are:
- CPU: Intel Core i5 10400
- RAM: 32 GB DDR4 (I know that this is overkill but I had a very good Black Friday deal)
- No dGPU for now
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Will I be able to run JetBrains IDEs smoothly with i5 10400?
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AMD Ryzen™ 3 3200U isn't that old of a CPU, it was released in 2019 if I'm not mistaken. 8GB RAM also should be enough for the IDE.
But, IDE performance also depends on the project size - the larger the project, the more computation power is needed to index / analyze huge files. Your new PC specs seem more than enough for a smooth IDE experience. But I think your old PC should handle it as well, unless you're working on a very large project.
There is also a chance of a performance issue caused by a bug or some other factors. Could you please check if you also get performance issues if you run the IDE without custom plugins, with a new minimal project?
You can disable custom plugins either manually, or by starting the IDE with `disableNonBundledPlugins` option from the terminal.
How to start IDE from the terminal
If it still shows freezes, then I guess the CPU is pretty slow and you would definitely benefit from an upgrade.